William D. Metz Papers


University Archives and Special Collections
15 Lippitt Road
Kingston, RI 02881-2011
Tel: 401-874-4632

email: archives@etal.uri.edu

Published in 2009

Collection Overview

Title: William D. Metz Papers
Date range: 1946-1982
Creator: Metz, William D.
Extent: 20.5 linear feet,
41 box(es)
Abstract: The William D. Metz papers relate primarily to his tenure as Professor of History at the University of Rhode Island from 1946 to 1982. The collection is comprised of two series; Subject Files and Correspondence. The Subject Files contain a wide range of materials pertaining to committees, organizations, fraternities, and departments of the University that Metz was involved with. The Correspondence series (1952-1981) contains letters and correspondence Metz received from or sent to various individuals during his tenure. Both series are arranged alphabetically.
Language of materials: English
Repository: University Archives and Special Collections
Collection number: Mss. Gr. 53

Scope & content

The William D. Metz papers relate primarily to his tenure as Professor of History at the University of Rhode Island from 1946 to 1982. The collection is comprised of two series; Subject Files and Correspondence. The Subject Files contain a wide range of materials relating to committees, organizations, fraternities, and academic departments of the University that Metz was involved with. These include files pertaining to the American Association of University Professors, the History Department, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate Library School, and the Faculty Senate. Additional committees and organizations include the American Civil Liberties Union, the Curriculum Committee, the Library Committee, the Rhode Island Civil War Commission, and a number of student fraternities.

There are numerous other subjects also represented within the series, such as the Churchill History Prize, the Historic Preservation Planning Committee, and the URI student protests of the late 1960's, which reflect his varied interests. The Correspondence series (1952-1982) contains letters and related materials Metz received from, or sent to, various individuals during his tenure at the University of Rhode Island. Most of the letters consist of correspondence with faculty members of the University of Rhode Island, requests for letters of recommendation by former colleagues and students, resumes and biographical sketches of individuals, and correspondence with faculty members of other institutions. Both series are arranged alphabetically.

Arrangement

The William D. Metz papers are arranged in two series.

  • 1. Subject Files
  • 2. Correspondence

Biographical note

William D. Metz was born in
Buffalo, New York on June 13, 1914 and was raised in the village of
Perry, New York, about 50 miles east of Buffalo. Metz graduated from Bates College
,
Lewiston, Maine, in 1937 and subsequently received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin
in 1945. The following year, He accepted a position in the history department of the University of Rhode Island. Metz consequently spent the rest of his academic career with the history department until his retirement in 1982 as Professor Emeritus of History.

In the forty-five years that William D. Metz was associated with the University of Rhode Island, he served the University of Rhode Island academic community and the citizens of the State of Rhode Island in numerous ways.

During his tenure with the University of Rhode Island, he was active in publishing numerous articles on Rhode Island history, served as editor of Phi Alpha Theta
's (Honor Society of History) journal, The Historian
, and was an abstracter for Historical Abstracts
. He also served on many university committees, such as the Library Committee
, Committee on History of URI
, and the Arts and Sciences Committee
. Additionally, Metz chaired the Nominating Committee
and the Committee on Status of ROTC
. He served on the Watson House Committee
, the Special Senate Committee on Controversial Visitors
, and was the Chairman of the History Department
from 1962-to-1968.

From 1966-to-1967, Metz was a visiting Fulbright lecturer in American History at Makerere University College
,
Kampala, Uganda. He served as president of Phi Alpha Theta and was involved, at one time or another, with the fraternities of Phi Beta Kappa
, Phi Kappa Phi
, and Phi Sigma Alpha
.

The activities of Professor Metz extended beyond the University as well. He served as president of the Pettaquamscutt Historical Society
and the Cocumscussoc Association
, and gave numerous talks on East Africa (because of his sabbatical leave spent there) and on Rhode Island history throughout his career. In the 1960s, he was a member of the Rhode Island Civil War Centennial Commission
in which he conducted programs for marking sites where Abraham Lincoln spoke in Rhode Island in 1860. In 1977, he was elected chairman of the Rhode Island Committee for the Humanities
.

He was the first chair of the South Kingston Historic District Commission
, chair of the South Kingston Bicentennial Commission
, and was a founding member of the RI Historical Preservation Commission
. Metz also acted as the archivist for the historic Kingston Congregational Church, which he was a member of.

After his retirement from the University of Rhode Island in 1982, Metz was instrumental in establishing the South County Museum in
Narragansett, RI. In 1997, the State of Rhode Island honored William D. Metz for his lifelong community service by conferring the state's highest historic preservation award, the Antoinette F. Downing Volunteer Service Award, upon him at a statewide planning conference entitled "Preserving Place-Growing Smart," that was held at URI.

William D. Metz passed away on February 11, 2013 at 98 years old. He was predeceased by his wife, Clarice, but is survived by his three children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.

Access & Use

Access to the collection: Open for research.
Use of the materials: Terms governing use and reproduction: Photocopying and scanning of materials is a fee based service available in the repository and is allowed at the discretion of the Archivist when in compliance to the Unit's policy on copyright and publication.
Preferred citation: William D. Metz Collection, Mss. Gr. 53, University of Rhode Island Library, University Archives and Special Collections.
Contact information: University Archives and Special Collections
15 Lippitt Road
Kingston, RI 02881-2011
Tel: 401-874-4632

email: archives@etal.uri.edu

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION  
Acquisition: The collection was donated to the URI Special Collections Unit by William D. Metz in 1984, 1987, and 1991.
ABOUT THE FINDING AID  
Author: Finding aid prepared by Russell M. Franks.
Encoding: Finding aid encoded by Russell M. Franks, updated by Hailie Posey in 2009 2009 July 29, updated by Erin C. Mullen on 2013 April 09, updated by Mark Dionne on 2020 April 13
Descriptive rules: Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Additional Information

Inventory


Inventory

Series 1. Subject Files
The Subject Files contain a wide range of materials pertaining to committees, organizations, fraternities, and departments of the University with which Metz was involved.

The series is arranged alphabetically.

Container Description Date
Box 1, Folder 1 American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
1945-1953
Box 1, Folder 2 AAUP
1953 Mar-1956 Dec
Box 1, Folder 3 AAUP
1957 Jan
Box 1, Folder 4 AAUP
1960-1974
Box 1, Folder 5 AAUP: by-laws
1973-1974
Box 1, Folder 6 AAUP: Collective Bargaining
1971-1974
Box 1, Folder 7 AAUP: Collective Bargaining
1975-1981
Box 2, Folder 8 AAUP: Committee on Curricula & Course Loads
1957-1958
Box 2, Folder 9 AAUP: Control
1970-1983
Box 2, Folder 10 AAUP: Improvement of Teaching
[1946-1953]
Box 2, Folder 11 AAUP: Intra-University Relations Committee
1954, 1957-1959
Box 2, Folder 12 AAUP: Merit Study
1964, 1966, 1970-1993 May
Box 2, Folder 13 AAUP: Merit Study
1973 Jun-1974
Box 2, Folder 14 AAUP: Salary
1957-1971
Box 2, Folder 15 Academic Costume
1946
Box 2, Folder 16 Academic Freedom
1963
Box 3, Folder 17 Academic Freedom
1964
Box 3, Folder 18 Academic Freedom
1949-1954
Box 3, Folder 19 American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
1953-1966 May
Box 3, Folder 20 ACLU
1966 Jul-1970
Box 3, Folder 21 ACLU
1971-1972 May
Box 3, Folder 22 ALCU
1972
Box 4, Folder 23 ALCU: Academic Freedom
1963-1969
Box 4, Folder 24 ALCU: Constitution & by-laws of Washington County Chapter
1962
Box 4, Folder 25 ALCU: Correspondence Washington Country Chapter
1962-1964
Box 4, Folder 26 ALCU: Membership List Washington County Chapter
1962, 1964-1965
Box 4, Folder 27 ALCU: Minutes of General Membership Meetings Washington County Chapter
1962-1963
Box 4, Folder 28 ALCU: Minutes of RI Affiliate Executive Board
1963
Box 4, Folder 29 ALCU: Minutes of Washington County Executive Board
1963-1964
Box 4, Folder 30 ALCU: Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings, etc.
1963
Box 4, Folder 31 Adams House
1969, 1971, 1975-1981
Box 4, Folder 32 Admission Policy
1967-1972
Box 4, Folder 33 Admission Policy
1973-1976
Box 4, Folder 34 Affirmative Action: Women
1971-1973, 1975
Box 4, Folder 35 Africa
1966, 1969
Box 4, Folder 36 African American Education
1968
Box 4, Folder 37 African American History
1969
Box 4, Folder 38 All-University Faculty
1967-1977
Box 4, Folder 39 All Nations Club
1969
Box 4, Folder 40 Alpha Phi Omega (Boy Scouts)
1963
Box 4, Folder 41 Alton Jones Campus
1968
Box 4, Folder 42 Alumni Association: URI
1970
Box 4, Folder 43 American Federation of Teachers
undated
Box 4, Folder 44 American Friends Service Committee
1965
Box 5, Folder 45 American Studies Association
1950-1972
Box 5, Folder 46 Appeals Procedures
1967-1973
Box 5, Folder 47 Appointments, Promotion, & Tenure
1970-1978
Box 5, Folder 48 Archives: URI
1969, 1971-1974
Box 5, Folder 49 Arts & Sciences
1969-1972
Box 5, Folder 50 Arts & Sciences
1971 Apr-Dec
Box 5, Folder 51 Arts & Sciences, College of
1947-1959
Box 5, Folder 52 Arts & Sciences, College of
1960-1964 May
Box 5, Folder 53 Arts & Sciences, College of
1964 Jun-1967 Dec
Box 6, Folder 54 Arts & Sciences, College of
1968
Box 6, Folder 55 Arts & Sciences, College of
1969
Box 6, Folder 56 Arts & Sciences, College of
1970
Box 6, Folder 57 Arts & Sciences, College of
1981-1984
Box 6, Folder 58 Arts & Sciences, College of: faculty meeting minutes
1976
Box 6, Folder 59 Arts & Sciences Governance
1973
Box 6, Folder 60 Association of College Honor Societies
1973
Box 6, Folder 61 Audio-Visual Center
1969
Box 6, Folder 62 BA Curriculum
1967-1970
Box 6, Folder 63 BA Proposal
1967-1970
Box 7, Folder 64 BA Proposal
1969
Box 7, Folder 65 Basic Liberal Studies
1977-1980
Box 7, Folder 66 Baum Inauguration
1968
Box 7, Folder 67 Bookstore
[1949-1981]
Box 7, Folder 68 Brown University
[1955-1977]
Box 7, Folder 69 Board of Trustees
1955-1960, 1970
Box 7, Folder 70 BU African Research & Studies Program: William O. Brown & Daniel F. McCall
1956, 1959-1960
Box 7, Folder 71 Budget Cutting
1974, 1978
Box 7, Folder 72 Business History: Harvard
1964-1969, 1973
Box 7, Folder 73 Bureau of Government Research
1973
Box 7, Folder 74 Calendar-URI
1970, 1971, 1974
Box 7, Folder 75 Capital Library Budget
1981-1983
Box 7, Folder 76 Center of Study of Presidency
1971
Box 7, Folder 77 Chase, Gregory: HIS 156 & Irene C. Camara-HIS 191 (156)
[1968]
Box 7, Folder 78 Churchill History Prize
1969-1970, 1973-1975, 1977-1978
Box 8, Folder 79 Collective Bargaining
1968-1971 May
Box 8, Folder 80 Collective Bargaining
1971 Sep-1979 Oct
Box 8, Folder 81 Collective Bargaining
1979 Nov-1982 Jun
Box 8, Folder 82 College Bowel
1958
Box 8, Folder 83 College Teaching
1948, 1950-1953, 1970
Box 8, Folder 84 College Work Study
1976
Box 8, Folder 85 Commencement
1958, 1960-1969
Box 8, Folder 86 Commencement
1970-1976
Box 9, Folder 87 Commencement
1979-1982
Box 9, Folder 88 Commencement
1973, 1975-1978
Box 9, Folder 89 Commencement
1977
Box 9, Folder 90 Commencement Programs
1971-1977
Box 9, Folder 91 Commencement Speaker
1979
Box 9, Folder 92 Committee on Cooperation with Learned Societies
1956-1957
Box 9, Folder 93 Community Planning & Area Development
1974
Box 9, Folder 94 Conduct Board
1969-1970
Box 9, Folder 95 Conference on Social Studies
1957
Box 9, Folder 96 Conference on Social Studies
1958
Box 9, Folder 97 Conference on Social Studies
1959
Box 10, Folder 98 Conference on Social Studies
1969-1970
Box 10, Folder 99 Conference on Social Studies
1970
Box 10, Folder 100 Connecticut, University of
[1956-1976]
Box 10, Folder 101 Controversial Persons
1967-1969
Box 10, Folder 102 Convocation
1977
Box 10, Folder 103 Counseling: Students
1952-1959
Box 10, Folder 104 Course Numbers
1969
Box 10, Folder 105 Course Syllabi
1948
Box 10, Folder 106 Curricular Affairs-committee on
[1964-1974]
Box 10, Folder 107 Curriculum Committee
1960-1962 Sep
Box 10, Folder 108 Curriculum Committee
1962 Oct-1963 Dec
Box 11, Folder 109 Curriculum Committee
1962-1964 Apr
Box 11, Folder 110 Curriculum Committee
1964 May-Oct
Box 11, Folder 111 Curriculum Committee
1964 Nov-1965
Box 11, Folder 112 Curriculum Committee
1964
Box 11, Folder 113 Curriculum Committee
1965-1967
Box 11, Folder 114 Crusade for Freedom: includes poster
1950-1952
Box 11, Folder 115 Daniel H. Thomas Library Award
1973-1974
Box 11, Folder 116 Dean of Arts & Sciences
1959-1960
Box 11, Folder 117 Dean of Libraries Selection
1977, 1980-1981
Box 12, Folder 118 Dean's Advisory Committee
1967-1968
Box 12, Folder 119 Department Personnel
1970-1974
Box 12, Folder 120 Department Personnel
1975-1979
Box 12, Folder 121 Developing Areas, Seminar on
1967-1968
Box 12, Folder 122 Disadvantaged Students
1969
Box 12, Folder 123 Disadvantaged Students: African American Special Report
1968
Box 12, Folder 124 Disciplinary Officer
1970-1972
Box 12, Folder 125 Educational Goals
1971-1973
Box 12, Folder 126 Election of 1860 in Ponna
undated
Box 12, Folder 127 Extension Division
1967
Box 12, Folder 128 Faculty
1970-1971 May
Box 13, Folder 129 Faculty
1972 Jan-Oct
Box 13, Folder 130 Faculty
1972 Nov-1973 May
Box 13, Folder 131 Faculty
1973-1975
Box 13, Folder 132 Faculty
1976-1977
Box 13, Folder 133 Faculty
1977-1981
Box 13, Folder 134 Faculty Appeal Board
1965, 1967-1969
Box 13, Folder 135 Faculty Center
1969-1979
Box 13, Folder 136 Faculty Exchange Program: New England States
1974-1975
Box 14, Folder 137 Faculty Manual
[1964]
Box 14, Folder 138 Faculty Meeting Minutes
1957-1963
Box 14, Folder 139 Faculty Meeting Minutes
1964-1969 Jun
Box 14, Folder 140 Faculty Meeting Minutes
1969 Sep-1972
Box 14, Folder 141 Faculty Meeting Minutes
1973-1974
Box 14, Folder 142 Faculty Senate
1964-1965 May
Box 14, Folder 143 Faculty Senate
1965 Oct-1966
Box 15, Folder 144 Faculty Senate
1970-1974
Box 15, Folder 145 Faculty Senate
1974-1976
Box 15, Folder 146 Faculty Senate
1977-1979
Box 15, Folder 147 Faculty Senate
1980-1982
Box 15, Folder 148 Faculty Senate: library committee
1974
Box 15, Folder 149 Faculty Services Report
1974
Box 15, Folder 150 Faculty Welfare and Benefits
1969-1970, 1973
Box 15, Folder 151 Fair Housing
1964
Box 15, Folder 152 Fellowship
1964, 1968-1969, 1974
Box 15, Folder 153 Field Trips
1976
Box 15, Folder 154 Fine Arts Center Dedication
1972
Box 15, Folder 155 Finkelstein Memorial Lecture
1976
Box 15, Folder 156 Foundations
1965
Box 15, Folder 157 Fraternities
1952, 1964
Box 15, Folder 158 Freshmen: Preparation in History
1950, 1956, 1967-1968
Box 15, Folder 159 Fulbright: Hays Application
1965-1969, 1975
Box 15, Folder 160 Fulbright: Smeith-Mundt
1961-1962
Box 16, Folder 161 General Assembly
1971
Box 16, Folder 162 General Education
1959-1960
Box 16, Folder 163 General Education
1964-1965, 1969, 1975
Box 16, Folder 164 General Education
1971, 1973-1975, 1976
Box 16, Folder 165 General Education: Impact
1964-1965
Box 16, Folder 166 Grade Summaries
1967-1969, 1976
Box 16, Folder 167 Grading Policy: History Dept.
1970, 1974-1976
Box 16, Folder 168 Graduate Assistants
1968
Box 16, Folder 169 Graduate Committee
1952, 1955-1960
Box 16, Folder 170 Graduate Committee
1961
Box 16, Folder 171 Graduate Committee
1967
Box 16, Folder 172 Graduate Council
1963, 1965
Box 16, Folder 173 Graduate Council
1966 Jan
Box 17, Folder 174 Graduate Council
1966 Feb-Mar
Box 17, Folder 175 Graduate Council
1966 Apr-May
Box 17, Folder 176 Graduate Council
1966-1970 May
Box 17, Folder 177 Graduate Council
1970 Oct-1973
Box 17, Folder 178 Graduate Council
1974
Box 17, Folder 179 Graduate Council
1977-1979
Box 18, Folder 180 Graduate Council
1980-1982
Box 18, Folder 181 Graduate Exams
1969
Box 18, Folder 182 Graduate Faculty
1966-1974
Box 18, Folder 183 Graduate Faculty Meeting
1962-1964
Box 18, Folder 184 Graduate Faculty Meeting
1964-1965
Box 18, Folder 185 Graduate Faculty Senate Meeting
1964
Box 18, Folder 186 Graduate Faculty Senate Meeting
1971-May 1972
Box 19, Folder 187 Graduate Faculty Senate Meeting
1972 Jul-1975
Box 19, Folder 188 Graduate Library School: Advisory Committee
1976-1977 May
Box 19, Folder 189 Graduate Library School: Advisory Committee
1977 Jun-1978
Box 19, Folder 190 Graduate Library School: Advisory Committee
1978
Box 19, Folder 191 Graduate Program in International Affairs
1963, 1965-1968, 1971
Box 20, Folder 192 Graduate Students Academic Appeals Board
1972
Box 20, Folder 193 Graduate Students Academic Appeals Board
1972-1975
Box 20, Folder 194 Graduate Students Academic Appeals Board
1969-1972
Box 20, Folder 195 Graduate Students Academic Appeals Board: Nominations
1973-1974
Box 20, Folder 196 Graduate Student Manual
1980
Box 20, Folder 197 Graduate Work: History
1969-1972
Box 20, Folder 198 GSO: Lectures & Exhibits
1980
Box 20, Folder 199 Guided Tours: Pelton Social Studies Association
1948, 1956
Box 20, Folder 200 Hammerschlag, Dieter
1974
Box 20, Folder 201 Heritage Week
1964-1966
Box 20, Folder 202 Historians' Film Committee
1971
Box 21, Folder 203 Historic Preservation Planning Committee
1976
Box 21, Folder 204 Historical Abstracts
1955, 1964
Box 21, Folder 205 Historical Abstracts
1955, 1964
Box 21, Folder 206 Historical Technology
1977
Box 21, Folder 207 History Department
1972, 1974-1975
Box 21, Folder 208 History Department
1976-1977
Box 21, Folder 209 History Department
1978
Box 21, Folder 210 History Department
1979
Box 22, Folder 211 History Department
1980-1982
Box 22, Folder 212 History Department: Annual Report
1969-1975
Box 22, Folder 213 History Department: Awards
1969, 1976-1977
Box 22, Folder 214 History Department: Committee
1973-1974
Box 22, Folder 215 History Department: Minutes
1968-1969
Box 22, Folder 216 History Department: Minutes
1970
Box 22, Folder 217 History Department: Minutes
1972-1973
Box 22, Folder 218 History Department: Minutes
1974
Box 23, Folder 219 History Department: Newsletter
1971-1973
Box 23, Folder 220 History/GLS Cooperation in Graduate Work
1977-1978
Box 23, Folder 221 History Introductory Courses
1970-1972
Box 23, Folder 222 History Program Revisions
1969-1970
Box 23, Folder 223 Honors Colloquium
1970, 1976
Box 23, Folder 224 Honor Societies
1969-1970, 1977-1978
Box 23, Folder 225 Honor Societies: Banquets
1953,1955-1974, 1978
Box 23, Folder 226 Incomplete Grades
1968
Box 23, Folder 227 International Studies, Committee for
1971-1973, 1975-1976
Box 23, Folder 228 Intra-Faith Council
1946-1951
Box 24, Folder 229 Junior Year Abroad
1968
Box 24, Folder 230 Latin America-Conference on Social Studies
1964
Box 24, Folder 231 Liberal Education
1969, 1972, 1977
Box 24, Folder 232 Library: URI
1968-1971
Box 24, Folder 233 Library: URI
1972-1981
Box 24, Folder 234 Library Committee
1972-1977 Sep
Box 24, Folder 235 Library Committee
1977 Oct-1978 Oct
Box 24, Folder 236 Library Committee
1978 Nov-1979
Box 24, Folder 237 Lincoln Markers
1960-1962
Box 24, Folder 238 Master of Arts in History
1968-1969
Box 25, Folder 239 Matene Cain: Professor of Art
1961, 1972-1974
Box 25, Folder 240 Matthews, Allan H., History of His. & Pol. Sci. Dept.
1962
Box 25, Folder 241 Max Rosen Scholarship
1971
Box 25, Folder 242 Memorial Union
1947, 1949-1950
Box 25, Folder 243 Merit Salary Increase
1973
Box 25, Folder 244 Model Legislature
1948-1961, 1971
Box 25, Folder 245 Model Legislature
1981
Box 25, Folder 246 Model Legislature Scholarships
1951-1968
Box 25, Folder 247 Model Legislature Scholarships
1969-1972
Box 25, Folder 248 Model Legislature Scholarships
1973-1978
Box 25, Folder 249 Model Legislature Scholarships
1981
Box 25, Folder 250 Museum: URI
1976
Box 25, Folder 251 Names of URI Buildings
1965-1966, 1969, 1971-1972
Box 25, Folder 252 National Conference of Christians & Jews
1949
Box 26, Folder 253 National Conference on Higher Education
1960
Box 26, Folder 254 National Coordinating Committee for the Promotion of History
undated
Box 26, Folder 255 National Council Committee on Professional Relations
1955-1956
Box 26, Folder 256 National Council Committee on Professional Relations
1957-1958
Box 26, Folder 257 National Council for Social Studies (NCSS)
1951-1959, 1965-1976
Box 26, Folder 258 NCSS Annual Meeting
[1954-1973]
Box 26, Folder 259 New England Board of Higher Education
1958-1959
Box 26, Folder 260 New England Social Studies Bulletin
1957-1959
Box 26, Folder 261 New England Student Christian Movement
1946-1952
Box 26, Folder 262 New England Studies
1977-1980
Box 26, Folder 263 New England Studies
[1980]
Box 26, Folder 264 Newspaper Project - film
1951-1952, 1977
Box 26, Folder 265 Nominating Committee
1959, 1963
Box 26, Folder 266 New England Methodist Student Movement
1947-1951
Box 27, Folder 267 Nominating Committee: Arts & Sciences
1961-1965, 1969
Box 27, Folder 268 Non-thesis MAS option
1971 Nov
Box 27, Folder 269 Non-thesis MAS option
1971 Dec-1972
Box 27, Folder 270 Nursery School Association
1948
Box 27, Folder 271 Ombudsman
1973-1979
Box 27, Folder 272 100 Years After
1958-1962
Box 27, Folder 273 100 Years After
1962-1965
Box 27, Folder 274 Peace Seminars
[1957-1967]
Box 27, Folder 275 Permanent Registration: RI
1965-1966, 1973
Box 27, Folder 276 Ph D Program
1967-1970
Box 28, Folder 277 Phi Alpha Theta: Lecture on History
1981
Box 28, Folder 278 Phi Beta Kappa
1977-1979
Box 28, Folder 279 Phi Beta Kappa
1979-1980
Box 28, Folder 280 Phi Beta Kappa: Correspondence
1979
Box 28, Folder 281 Phi Beta Kappa: Correspondence
1979-1980
Box 28, Folder 282 Phi Beta Kappa: Minutes
1976-1983
Box 28, Folder 283 Phi Kappa Phi
1953-1959
Box 28, Folder 284 Phi Kappa Phi
1960-1965
Box 28, Folder 285 Phi Kappa Phi
1966-1974
Box 29, Folder 286 Phi Kappa Phi
1975
Box 29, Folder 287 Phi Sigma Alpha
1955
Box 29, Folder 288 Placement Office
1969
Box 29, Folder 289 Plagiarism & Cheating
1964, 1968
Box 29, Folder 290 Popular Culture Assoc.
[1974]
Box 29, Folder 291 Pre-Legal Training
1962-1967
Box 29, Folder 292 Pre-Legal Training
1968-1971
Box 29, Folder 293 Pre-Legal Training
1972-1974
Box 29, Folder 294 Proficiency Exams HIS 141 & 142
1971
Box 29, Folder 295 Project 70
1974
Box 29, Folder 296 Promotion Procedure & Basis
1969-1970
Box 29, Folder 297 Proposed Amendments to RI State Constitution
undated
Box 29, Folder 298 Protestant Exec. Sec. Project
1947-1948
Box 29, Folder 299 Providence Bible Institute
1950
Box 30, Folder 300 Radio Series WPRO
1958-1959
Box 30, Folder 301 Reading Scales in History
1947
Box 30, Folder 302 Records, Confidentiality of
1973
Box 30, Folder 303 Regents, Board of
[1969-1973]
Box 30, Folder 304 Research Grants
1952-1960
Box 30, Folder 305 Research Grants
1961-1979
Box 30, Folder 306 Resource Requirements Prediction Model
1973
Box 30, Folder 307 RI Citizens Association for Public Schools
1964-1966
Box 30, Folder 308 Rhode Island Civil War Centennial Commission: Materials
1958-1960
Box 30, Folder 309 Rhode Island Civil War Centennial Commission: Materials
1961-1963
Box 30, Folder 310 Rhode Island Civil War Centennial Commission: Minutes
1960
Box 30, Folder 311 Rhode Island Civil War Centennial Commission: W.D.M.
1962
Box 30, Folder 312 RI College
1960-1973
Box 31, Folder 313 RI Ethnic Studies & Senate
1972
Box 31, Folder 314 RI Heritage Week
1956-1964
Box 31, Folder 315 RI Heritage Week
1964-1969
Box 31, Folder 316 RI High School Model Congress
1965
Box 31, Folder 317 RI History
1956
Box 31, Folder 318 RI Independence Day
1949-1950
Box 31, Folder 319 RI Junior College
1976
Box 31, Folder 320 RI Radio Program
1955-1956
Box 31, Folder 321 RI Radio Program
1956
Box 31, Folder 322 RI Radio Program
[1956]
Box 32, Folder 323 RI Social Studies Association
1946-1952
Box 32, Folder 324 RI Social Studies Association
1952-1962
Box 32, Folder 325 RI Social Studies Association
1963
Box 32, Folder 326 RISE-URI-General
1946-1949
Box 32, Folder 327 RISE-URI-General
1950-1954
Box 32, Folder 328 RISE-URI-General
1955-1956
Box 32, Folder 329 RISE-URI-General
1957-1958
Box 32, Folder 330 RISE-URI-General
[1944-1950]
Box 32, Folder 331 RI State Employees Associations
1947-1952
Box 33, Folder 332 RI State Employees Associations
1953-1972
Box 33, Folder 333 ROTC
1969-1970
Box 33, Folder 334 Salary
1971
Box 33, Folder 335 Scholastic Integrity Committee Student Conduct Board
1967-1969
Box 33, Folder 336 Scholastic Integrity Committee Student Conduct Board
1970
Box 33, Folder 337 Scholastic Integrity Committee Student Conduct Board
1971
Box 33, Folder 338 Select Faculty Committee to Review the Math Dept.
1967-1969 Jul
Box 33, Folder 339 Select Faculty Committee to Review the Math Dept.
1969
Box 33, Folder 340 Select Faculty Committee to Review the Math Dept.
1970
Box 33, Folder 341 Select Faculty Committee to Review the Math Dept.
1970-1971
Box 33, Folder 342 Shopping Center
1969
Box 34, Folder 343 Social Studies Association: Annual Meeting
1947-1951
Box 34, Folder 344 Social Studies Association: Annual Meeting
1952-1959
Box 34, Folder 345 Social Studies Association: Correspondence (General)
1948-1950
Box 34, Folder 346 Social Studies Association: Correspondence (General)
1951-1961
Box 34, Folder 347 Social Studies Coordination
1959-1962
Box 34, Folder 348 South Kingston Charter Commission
1935-1957 Apr
Box 34, Folder 349 South Kingston Charter Commission
1957 May-Sep
Box 34, Folder 350 South Kingston Charter Commission
1957 Oct-1958 Mar
Box 34, Folder 351 South Kingston Charter Commission
1958 Apr
Box 35, Folder 352 Space Committee
1970-1973
Box 35, Folder 353 State College Faculties, Committee of
1968
Box 35, Folder 354 Strikes-Academic
1970
Box 35, Folder 355 Student Conduct Board
1970-1971
Box 35, Folder 356 Student Government
1970
Box 35, Folder 357 Student Protest: URI
1965-1970
Box 35, Folder 358 Student Rights
1967
Box 35, Folder 359 Student Senate
1950
Box 35, Folder 360 Student Fellowship Organization
1947-1951
Box 35, Folder 361 Student Senate Newsletters
1959
Box 35, Folder 362 Talent Development Special Program
1980
Box 35, Folder 363 Tax
1969
Box 35, Folder 364 Teacher Certification
[1965-1966]
Box 36, Folder 365 Teacher Education
[1967]
Box 36, Folder 366 Teaching Effectiveness
1970
Box 36, Folder 367 Teaching Excellence-Award for
1981
Box 36, Folder 368 Television Programs
1952
Box 36, Folder 369 Tests: Educational Testing Service
[1948-1952]
Box 36, Folder 370 Theses: MA-URI
1977
Box 36, Folder 371 Thesis Form
1948
Box 36, Folder 372 Thesis Proposals
1966
Box 36, Folder 373 Tilton Funds
[1970]
Box 36, Folder 374 Travel Expense Vouchers
1968-1977
Box 36, Folder 375 Undergraduate Activities Committee
1947-1950
Box 36, Folder 376 Unicameral Legislature for URI
1960-1971
Box 36, Folder 377 Unicameral Legislature for URI
1972
Box 36, Folder 378 University College
1971-1978
Box 36, Folder 379 University: Non-Politicalized Henry Abraham
1971
Box 36, Folder 380 University Presses
1967, 1973-1974
Box 36, Folder 381 University Year for Action (UYA)
1978
Box 36, Folder 382 Unrest
1971 May
Box 36, Folder 383 Urban Center-URI
1968
Box 36, Folder 384 URI
1969
Box 36, Folder 385 URI Bicentennial
1974 Jan-1975 Sep
Box 37, Folder 386 URI Bicentennial
1975 Oct-1977
Box 37, Folder 387 URI Christian Association
1955
Box 37, Folder 388 URI Christian Association
1956
Box 37, Folder 389 URI Christian Association
1957
Box 37, Folder 390 URI Foundation
1966-1968
Box 37, Folder 391 URI History Committee
1957-1968
Box 37, Folder 392 URI Planning
1969
Box 37, Folder 393 URI Self-Study
1970
Box 37, Folder 394 URI 75th Anniversary
1967
Box 37, Folder 395 URI World Hunger Committee
1975-1976
Box 37, Folder 396 Visual Aids
1954
Box 37, Folder 397 Watson House: W.D.M.
1978
Box 37, Folder 398 Women: Non-Discrimination, History of
1976
Box 37, Folder 399 World Affairs Council
1948-1950
Box 38, Folder 400 World Affairs Council
1951-1952
Box 38, Folder 401 World Relatedness Commissions & World Student Christian Federation
1947
Box 38, Folder 402 World Student Service Fund Interfaith Council
1948
Box 38, Folder 403 Year of the Humanities
1977-1980
Box 38, Folder 404 Miscellaneous Papers
1953

Series 2. Correspondence
The Correspondence series (1952-1981) contains letters and correspondence Metz received from, or sent to, various individuals during his tenure.

The series is arranged alphabetically.

Container Description Date
Box 39, Folder 1 Albright, L. Russell
1969
Box 39, Folder 2 Archer, E. James
1971
Box 39, Folder 3 Arthur, Charles D.
1970
Box 39, Folder 4 Ashton, Charles
1973
Box 39, Folder 5 Ballinger, Ronald
1968
Box 39, Folder 6 Barnes, Walter
1968
Box 39, Folder 7 Bass, Herbert J.
1957
Box 39, Folder 8 Baum, Pres. Werner A.
1977
Box 39, Folder 9 Berg, Walter
1968
Box 39, Folder 10 Billias, George A.
1959-1960
Box 39, Folder 11 Bourier, Lee
1970
Box 39, Folder 12 Brown, Burton
1956-1972
Box 39, Folder 13 Browning, Harold W.
1952-1962
Box 39, Folder 14 Bryan, Anthony
1974
Box 39, Folder 15 Burke, Fred
1971
Box 39, Folder 16 Carr, Lester
1967-1971
Box 39, Folder 17 Carson, George
1964
Box 39, Folder 18 Churchill, Irving & Arthur
1969, 1977
Box 39, Folder 19 Cohen, Joel
1973-1974
Box 39, Folder 20 Conley, Patrick
1973
Box 39, Folder 21 Cook, Adrian
1969-1972
Box 39, Folder 22 Cool, Robert
1975
Box 39, Folder 23 Costigliola, Frank
1975-1976
Box 39, Folder 24 Covell, William King
1958
Box 39, Folder 25 Crandall, Jack
1979
Box 39, Folder 26 Croker, Walter-British, Honduras, Belize
1968-1970
Box 39, Folder 27 Daniel, Charles
1969
Box 39, Folder 28 Death Notices
1963-1975
Box 39, Folder 29 Dennis, Lawrence (Chancellor)
1967
Box 39, Folder 30 DeWelt, Robert & Lillian
1966
Box 39, Folder 30A DiBiase, Anthony
1962
Box 39, Folder 31 Diovio, Dominic
1969
Box 39, Folder 32 Doiron, Gerald
1960
Box 39, Folder 33 Domike, Arthur
1962
Box 39, Folder 34 Donovan, Gerald A.
1973
Box 39, Folder 35 Ellis, Ethan
1963
Box 39, Folder 36 Eschenbarker, Herman
1959
Box 39, Folder 37 Ferrante, William
1970-1973
Box 39, Folder 38 Findlay, James
1971
Box 39, Folder 39 Freeman, Donald
1959-1960
Box 39, Folder 40 Fried, Paul G. (Hope College, Holland, Mich.)
1967
Box 39, Folder 41 Freidel, Frank
1962
Box 39, Folder 42 Fry, Marian
undated
Box 39, Folder 43 Gutchen, Robert
1967-1977
Box 40, Folder 44 Hacker, Louis
1967
Box 40, Folder 45 Haczynski, Leo
1960-1961
Box 40, Folder 46 Hammond, Harold E.
1968
Box 40, Folder 47 Harbaugh, William
1973
Box 40, Folder 48 Harrison, Don
1963-1972
Box 40, Folder 49 Hermanson, John
1970
Box 40, Folder 50 Hetter, Fred
1960-1961
Box 40, Folder 51 Honhart, Michael
1981
Box 40, Folder 52 President Horn
1958-1971
Box 40, Folder 53 Hutchinson, Victor
1970
Box 40, Folder 54 Ince, Joseph W.
1969
Box 40, Folder 55 James, F. Don
1965
Box 40, Folder 56 Kaiser, Carl
1967
Box 40, Folder 57 Kantor, Harvey
1975
Box 40, Folder 58 Kauffman, Joseph F.
1973
Box 40, Folder 59 Klein, Maury
1970
Box 40, Folder 60 Klyberg, Al
1979
Box 40, Folder 61 Klein, Milton
1964
Box 40, Folder 62 Kurzweil, Sheldon
1969
Box 40, Folder 63 Labaree, Benjamin V.
1969
Box 40, Folder 64 Langer, Kenneth
1957-1958
Box 40, Folder 65 Leach, Douglas
1968-1981
Box 40, Folder 66 Leppin, Dean Robert
1971
Box 40, Folder 67 Lewalski, Kenneth
1964
Box 40, Folder 68 Lewis, Martin D. (Sir George Williams University)
1965
Box 40, Folder 69 Lict, Frank
1969
Box 40, Folder 70 Look, Arnold
1961
Box 40, Folder 71 Lowitt, Richard & Suzanne
1956
Box 40, Folder 72 Marks, Barry A.-Dean A & S
1974
Box 40, Folder 73 McClure, Thornton N.
1956
Box 40, Folder 74 McLouglin, William
undated
Box 40, Folder 75 Marsh, George T.
1971
Box 40, Folder 76 Maslyn, Dave
1982
Box 40, Folder 77 Michel, Aloys A.
1972
Box 40, Folder 78 Miscellaneous
1968
Box 40, Folder 79 Morgan, David
1970-1973
Box 40, Folder 80 Murdock, Mary-Elizabeth
1967-1969
Box 40, Folder 81 Newman, Frank
1974-1980
Box 40, Folder 82 Panaggio, Leonard
1974
Box 40, Folder 83 Parkman, Aubrey-Tufts University
1976-1979
Box 40, Folder 84 Parks, George
1969
Box 40, Folder 85 Patten, David-Mrs. Caroline Patten Jackson
1972
Box 40, Folder 86 Pell, Claiborne
1977
Box 40, Folder 87 Pelton, Frank
1960-1971
Box 40, Folder 88 Pollack, Jerome-Dean
1965-1971
Box 40, Folder 89 Poole, Robert K.
1961
Box 40, Folder 90 Polter, Edward
1965
Box 40, Folder 91 Quinn, John F.
1966
Box 40, Folder 92 Quinney, Valerie
1976-1979
Box 41, Folder 93 Renzuili, Marx
1958-1961
Box 41, Folder 94 Rogers, James
1966
Box 41, Folder 95 Rondeau, Edward L.
1967
Box 41, Folder 96 Roughton, Richard
1974
Box 41, Folder 97 Rudy, Robert
1959
Box 41, Folder 98 Russell, Charles H.
1967
Box 41, Folder 99 Russell, Thurlo
1972
Box 41, Folder 100 Sage, Nathaniel M, Jr.
undated
Box 41, Folder 101 Schonberger, Howard
1973
Box 41, Folder 102 Schultz, Harold
1971
Box 41, Folder 103 Senulis, John
1973
Box 41, Folder 104 Shay, John E. Jr.-VP for Stud. Affairs
1971
Box 41, Folder 105 Smith, Donald
1966
Box 41, Folder 106 Smith, Robert
1962-1977
Box 41, Folder 107 Snyder, Ronald G.
1975
Box 41, Folder 108 Spencer, Robert
1969
Box 41, Folder 109 Steeves, Edna
1973
Box 41, Folder 110 Stewart, Peter
1962
Box 41, Folder 111 Stitley, John
1973
Box 41, Folder 112 Stocking, William
1959-1960
Box 41, Folder 113 Strom, Sharon
1977
Box 41, Folder 113A Thompson, Roger
1978
Box 41, Folder 114 Tate, Dean Barbara
1969
Box 41, Folder 115 Thomas, Dan
1948-1979
Box 41, Folder 116 Thurston, Gary
1976
Box 41, Folder 117 Tilton, Donald
1968-1970
Box 41, Folder 118 URI Staff
undated
Box 41, Folder 119 Van Dusen, Albert
1969
Box 41, Folder 120 Wass, Philmore B.
1964
Box 41, Folder 121 Webster, Donald
1960-1963
Box 41, Folder 122 Weill, Herman
1970-1971
Box 41, Folder 123 Weisbord, Robert
1968
Box 41, Folder 124 Wellman, Harvey
1970
Box 41, Folder 125 White, Gerald T.
1952
Box 41, Folder 126 White, Louisa
1977
Box 41, Folder 127 Wlley, Alton (VP)
1968
Box 41, Folder 128 Williams, Anthony E.
1962
Box 41, Folder 129 Williams, T. Harry
1960
Box 41, Folder 130 Winslow, Eugene
1966
Box 41, Folder 130A Wisbey, Jr., Herbert A.
1980
Box 41, Folder 131 Woods, Frank
1975
Box 41, Folder 132 Woodward, President Carl R.
1948-1973
Box 41, Folder 133 Wronski, Stanley-WD Metz
1955-1964
Box 41, Folder 134 York, Dr. Robert
1948-1960
Box 41, Folder 135 Young, Carol-Providence Journal
1971
Box 41, Folder 136 Zorn, Roman-Dean
1960-1965